II. On the Marine Copepoda of New Zealand. 
By G. Stewarpson Bravy, _D., D.Se., LL.D., F.RS., C.M.Z.S8. 
Received February 9, 1899, read March 21, 1899. 
[Puates IX.—XTII.] 
IN this paper I complete, so far as possible, an account of two collections of New 
Zealand Entomostraca submitted to me by Mr. G. M. Thomson of Dunedin, and 
Drs. Meinert and H. J. Hansen of Copenhagen. A former contribution (already 
published in the ‘ Transactions ’ of this Society, vol. xiv. p. 429) deals with the Ostracoda; 
the present paper refers to the Copepoda. It is rather remarkable that no Cladocera 
were noticed in any of the numerous gatherings represented in these collections, and 
it is also unfortunate that of some of the most interesting species only one or two 
imperfect examples were found,—in some cases so extremely imperfect that I have 
made no attempt to describe or figure them. In some other cases of specimens 
preserved in picric acid, the opacity and extreme brittleness of the subjects made 
dissection very difficult, and recognition of anything beyond the coarser external 
features quite impossible. The collections were made for the most part by means of 
the tow-net at the surface and down to a depth of 6-8 fathoms; a few were from 
littoral alg. Not much systematic investigation of the marine microzoa of New 
Zealand appears hitherto to have been made; for the work already done we are 
indebted chiefly to Mr. G. M. Thomson, who has published papers on the Ostracoda 
and Copepoda in the ‘Transactions’ of the New Zealand Institute. There can be no 
doubt that a rich harvest awaits any observer who may be able to devote time and 
labour to the task. 
The memoirs quoted in this paper are as follows. They are indicated in the 
synonymy by the numbers assigned to them in the list :— 
Borce, Ax. (1).— Oversigt over de ved Norges Kyster iagttagne Copepoder henhérende -til 
Calanidernes, Cyclopidernes og Harpactidernes Familier. (Vidensk.-Selskabs Forhandlinger, 
1864.) 
Brapy, G. 8. (r).—A Monograph of the free and semi-parasitic Copepoda of the British Islands. 
(Ray Society, 1878-80.) 
(2).—Report on the Copepoda collected by H.MLS. ‘ Challenger’ during the years 
1873-76. (1883.) 
(3).—Description of a new Species of Cyclops. 
Fishery Board for Scotland.) 1888. 
(4).—A Revision of the British Species of Freshwater Cyclopide and Calanide. 
(Natural History Transactions of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 
vol. xi.) 1891. 
vou. xv.— Part u. No. 1.—August, 1899. 
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